Project Hail Mary

Well after setting up high expectations with Martian I guess this was coming. And no its not a bad book at all. In fact some parts are absolutely fun especially Weir's brand of science. In this are he does not disappoint. The scenario's are all plausible without seeming too outlandish. Even the discovery of another species is handled with ease. If there is anything that makes this book not live upto the previous one its the heart. The narrative is really dry and unemotional. No loneliness of space, no fear of death etc. You could swap the protagonist with a robot and nothing would be lost. Worth reading just to expand your horizon though. There are other worlds than these!